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Would you like to be an environmentally Sustainable Business Leader?   

SBLP Group Workshops and On-Site Services for Individual Companies in and around Boston are starting up. 

SBLP Group Workshops are for business owners and "green teams." 

SBLP helps a group of businesses assess current business practices in six areas:

   -  Energy Efficiency

   -  Water Conservation 

   -  Recycling/Waste Reduction

   -  Transportation

   -  Pollution Prevention

   -  Sustainability Management

The six step process includes:  

1) A group workshop with an introduction to the Sustainable Business Leader Program and an overview of the Sustainability Assessment Form (SAF)

2) A site visit to your company to review the SAF you have completed

3) A workshop with your Green Team to help you create an Action Plan based on our recommendations and priorities you select from the SAF

4) Implementation and guidance to services and vendors

5) Ongoing assistance to measure progress

6) Program evaluation with a final report 

On-Site Services for Individual Companies  

We send an SBLP coordinator to your company and assess your current business practices.  Silver programs provide start-up guidance while Gold and Platinum programs receive additional on-site implementation and management support.   

Customized programs  

We also offer individualized services to match your company's specific needs and interests.  

To help us better serve you please fill out the application.  Thank you!

Revenues received from SBLP are used to fund SBLP training, development and management services for small and mid-sized businesses.

Boston's Sustainable Business Leader Program has received applications from 25+ companies that wish to receive technical assistance for one full year in our Boston program. In June 2008 a coordinator will begin conducting sustainability assessments for:

• Energy Efficiency

• Water Conservation 

• Recycling/Waste Reduction

• Pollution Prevention 

• Transportation 

• Sustainability Management

Based on recommendations from the assessment, each business will create a sustainability action plan, and receive guidance for implementation and progress reports.  

The application deadline was May 28, 2008. 

Invitation Letter / Information

Program Application

In the Media

Sustainable Business Leader Program Kick-Off (City of Boston video library, 12-minutes)

Mayor Menino Launches Sustainable Business Leader Program (Press Release)

Innovative Sustainable Business Leader Program assists small and mid-sized businesses in Boston -- Applications now being accepted (Press Release)

The Boston Sustainable Business Leader Program was created through a partnership between the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston (SBN) and the Boston Redevelopment Authority's Green Tech Initiative.  

The Boston program was funded in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The Greater Boston Sustainable Business Leader Program is offered through the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston.

Mission Statement

The Boston Sustainable Business Leader Program is designed to support small- to mid-sized businesses that want to become more sustainable.  On this website we will post the sustainability assessment, resources for implementation, case studies, and program updates.  At the end of the program we will prepare a report with lessons learned and recommendations for expanding this effort to many more businesses.

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© 2008 Sustainable Business Leader Program